CVE-2008-3813 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a device reload via crafted L2TP packets when the L2TP management daemon is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2008-3813?

CVE-2008-3813 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 26 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 12.4, when the L2TP mgmt daemon process is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted L2TP packet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3813?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3813?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2008-3813 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3813 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f29q-27qw-5hqg.

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